Cloth Bags - Govt Scheme

Priyadarshni Handlooms a Karnataka Govt promoted initiative is selling Cloth Bags as alternate to Plastic Bags. The bags are at a very subsidized rates and to encourage people to give up Plastic Bags. 

Please spread awareness among people that there is a cheaper alternate to Plastic Bags and its not only Eco-Friendly but generates employment for many underprivileged citizens.    

30th Dec - Visit by Spl Commissioner SWM

HaSiRu Mithra team met up with Subodh Yadav IAS Spl Commissioner SWM during his visit to HSR Layout. He was keen to take forward the citizen driven HSR initiative to rest of Bengaluru.

Also visited DWCC, and requested for better and additional place and the current DWCC cannot take more quantity. Visited the current DWCC along with him.

29th Dec Event - Awareness & Penalty Drive

Lalitha, Shanti, Chitra, Kavitha, Arathi, Krupa, Jayanthi, Savitha, Collection Team, BBMP HI Basaviah in action creating awareness and penalizing households who have not Segregated Waste.

Its time Citizens support and understand the Garbage crisis...its a now or never situation. Most citizens who are educated had not bothered to Segregate Waste.

Note: Lady from one house really shouted at the Volunteers for asking her to Segregate Waste, complete display of arrogance and the house belongs to a BBMP Official.

Location: 28-29 Main b/w 10-12 Cross

HaSiRu Mithra - Media Coverage

Black Spot Removal on Christmas Day - 25th Dec

Citizens of HSR Layout showing way indeed! Objective was to clean-up a really Big & Bad Black Spot on 14th Main end, Sector 7, HSR Layout. 

Citizens used to bring their Garbage bags and just fling it at this spot as they went on bikes, even though the collection vehicle was reaching their area everyday. The spot was filled with all kinds of waste and the place looked and smelled like hell. 

Sanket shared few pics of the spot and HaSiRu Mithra Team decided to act upon, BBMP supported the event completely by sending the PKs, Truck to help us clear heaps of Garbage. 

HaSiRu Mithra along with the PKs got into action at 8 am and worked till 1 pm to change the place and make it usable. Residents around also joined hands and became part of the change. Every one got there hands dirty and and created a Christmas Gift for the Residents on 14th Main. 

HaSiRu Mithra Team of Sanket, Simran, Rekha, Shanti, Kavitha, Lalitha, Bhagrith, Navreen, Farah, Padma, Zahid, Tara, Shanti's Dad, Raghu, Kids who walked in and most importantly the PKs of BBMP. 

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BBMP imposing penalty for non-Segregation - 23rd Dec

HaSiRu Mithra & RWA of Sector 1 taking the lead and joining BBMP to check the implementation of Waste Segregation.  

Waste Segregation Awareness talk during Cycle Day 20th Dec

Brig Murthy giving the talk, HaSiRu Mithra honored HSR Layout Traffic Cop for keeping roads pedestrian friendly, Arathi & Srikanth giving demo of Waste Segregation.